Mummy

Pros: action packed, great acting, never a dull moment
Cons: none yet

When I first saw the previews for The Mummy I knew it would be a movie my husband and I would want to watch. My husband likes moves about mummies and ancient things. The special effects in the movie are what caught my attention.
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Pros: Fast, furious and fun... great cast
Cons: ... plot doesn't bear too much thinking about!

The Mummy is a rip-roaring archeological adventure starring Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell.  Rick is an American in the Foreign Legion (as with most things do to with this sort of thing, it's probably safer not to ask questions like "how?" ...

Pros: special effects used well, good story, decent acting
Cons: somewhat predictable

The Mummy is one of those films I honestly have no business liking. There are so many parts that are pandering to the masses that I would normally dismiss the movie outright. However, it’s become one of those films that I enjoy despite ...

Pros: Action! Adventure! Laughs!
Cons: The first half is a little slow

Every so often, I like to be scared. But not too much. Fortunately, there are movies like The Mummy. It's a blood pumping adrenalin ride, but it's got so much humor you have a great time along the way. In ancient Egypt, one priest, Imhotep ...

Pros: Fun, entertaining adventure movie with likable characters.
Cons: Could be to silly for some viewers.

When I really like a movie, I usually end up picking up it up on DVD. Before I had a DVD player, I did have several movies on VHS, though I did get to the point where I stopped getting movies in that version because I knew I eventually wanted a DVD ...

Pros: Though about as interesting, this is shinier than most rocks.
Cons: Just doesn't know what it's doing. Probably why everyone loves it.

Some people have trouble with religions. That is, understanding other people's beliefs in particular religions. Religion in general, however, is another story. Whatever one's ideas about the hereafter or higher powers might be (such as that there are...

Pros: The playful tone, breakneck pacing and a handful of performances.
Cons: The nearly insipid screenplay, spotty plotting and a handful of performances.

In honor of the upcoming sequel, I decided to polish off this old DVD and give it another shot. If I had written this review a month ago, it would have consisted mainly of me trashing the stop-and-start plot machinations, the silly and ponderous...

Pros: Entertaining for just about everyone
Cons: Absolutely nothing

The other day I noticed USA advertising that they were going to show all three of the Mummy movies (although technically The Scorpion King is sort of its own movie), and I thought to myself, “We have those – why haven’t I reviewed them ...

Pros: A great fun movie, beautiful and engaging. Nonstop action.
Cons: None.

The Mummy (1999) Directed by Stephen Sommers. Once upon a time, there was a librarian, Evelyn Carnahan, (Rachel Weiss), and after a particularly bad day at the office, her ne’er do well brother, Jonathan (John Hannah) showed her a treasure ...

Pros:   Fun, great pacing, good acting
Cons:   Villain isn't evil enough, special effects look dated

  This is your typical action-monster movie. What sets it apart is it is very well done. You don't just have a hack and slash movie, you have a movie that takes you step by step, developing the characters along the way. It also provides some mystery ...

Pros: fun, great adventure, likable characters, good action, great dialogue, good cgi
Cons: not deep enough or scary enough for some viewers

Many generations ago the high priest, Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), loved the most forbidden woman in Egypt, the Pharaoh's mistress. For love of Anck Su Namun (Patricia Velasquez), he betrayed his position, his people, his country... and slaughtered his king. ...

Pros: Excellent cast, Enticing Story, Magnificent sets and locations. Great fun.
Cons: Some weak supporting cast.

The first time I watched The Mummy, I did so in a very oppositional frame of mind. Once the scene-setting bit of pseudo history dealing with the fall from grace of the High Priest Imhotep is over, the ensuing 20 minutes of the movie reek of...

Pros: Great sense of daring-do adventure.
Cons: Silly plot. Offensive stereotypes.

More consultations with Joseph, my literary manager today in order to find a new project worthy of my talents. "Goodfollies", the story of the lady mobsters which would have me, June Allyson and Debbie Reynolds as stars, is to be underwritten by the...

Pros: Great action, humor and special effects
Cons: Cut for PG-13.

This was one of those movies that could have gone either way. It could've been really good, or really bad. As it turned out, it was really good.
The movie stars Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep, the mummy that...

Pros: Some decent one-liners, Moments of performance, Decent DVD bonus features
Cons: Overbearing soundtrack, Rather light on character issues, Special effect, Some acting

I have, believe it or not, a friend. One of the assistant librarians at my local library is a decent guy named Pete and we talk movies a lot and he often acts as Roper to my Ebert and we get along quite well. Recently, we went to take in the new ...